qualmish

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qualm

(kwäm, kwôm)

1. An uneasy feeling about the propriety or rightness of a course of action: "an ignorant ruffianly gaucho, who ... would ... fight, steal, and do other naughty things without a qualm" (W.H. Hudson).

2. A sudden disturbing feeling: "I heard with a qualm of terror the faint, remorseless sound of a telephone ringing somewhere down in the depths of the house" (John Banville).

3. A sudden feeling of sickness, faintness, or nausea.

[Origin unknown.]

qualm′ish adj.

qualm′ish·ly adv.

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qualm•ish

(ˈkwɑ mɪʃ, ˈkwɔ-)

adj.

1. having or tending to have qualms.

2. nauseated.

3. of the nature of a qualm.

4. likely to cause qualms.

Translations

qualmish

adj, qualmishly

adv → voller Skrupel; person → immer wieder von Skrupeln geplagt

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